In the years of famine, the knife in my mother's hand is not bad either

Old Mrs. Lin’s voice was quite loud.

It immediately attracted everyone's curious gaze to look over here.

When I saw the group of horses with crooked eyes, I was immediately amused.

For a moment, laughter filled the air, and no one knew what Old Lady Lin was saying to Lin Ze:

"How...how did this horse get its eyes to be one higher than the other?"

"Not only that, but it's crooked. Look at the eyes, they're looking crooked."

"The Lin family has found a treasure! This horse is truly exceptional, and it must be worth a fortune, right? After all... who would buy a horse like this without that kind of wealth?"

"..."

Lin Ze lowered his head after being scolded by Old Lady Lin.

When Mrs. Lin asked about the price, she even revealed a price similar to Mrs. Lin's:

"Eighty-five taels?"

"Wouldn't it be better to add some more and buy a strong cow?"

"Or buy a good horse and buy it when you get to the southern border."

"Is there water in your brain?"

Facing my mother's endless chatter.

Lin Ze just kept his head down.

He didn't even dare to raise his head, or even say a few words to defend himself.

After Mrs. Lin finished scolding him, he said:

"It's not that this horse is useless. I was the one leading it on the way back, and it walked the entire way without any problems."

"Let's talk about it when we get to the southern border."

"Mom."

Seeing this, although Mrs. Lin was still angry, she didn't say anything.

I've already cursed you.

"Don't do such stupid things next time."

"No... there won't be a next time."

"I will be the one who spends our money personally from now on. Except for the imperial examinations, I will never give you the opportunity to manage the money. Otherwise, it will be too easy for you to be cheated and squander your family fortune." Old Mrs. Lin said cautiously.

Lin Ze nodded in agreement.

He has never been interested in money, he just wants to go to high school as his mother wishes.

Marry a suitable woman of your dreams and spend the rest of your life with her.

Now that he has married Wang Miaomiao, there is no way to break off the engagement, so he naturally has to take good care of Wang Miaomiao.

evening.

Lin Ze said to Old Lady Lin:

"Mother, why don't we bring Wang Miaomiao back home?"

"There's room for the family carriage."

Old Mrs. Lin rolled her eyes when she heard Lin Ze's proposal:

"Can't you be considerate of me and your sister-in-law? And your two nephews?"

"Do we, who have a carriage, have to walk the whole way? Can't we take a break when we get tired?"

"She is at Wang Dakuo's place now, so she doesn't have to take up a place at home. When she comes back, she will have to take up a place at home, and we can't go to Wang Dakuo's place to rest on the ox cart."

"Look at the long-term perspective and don't just think about yourself."

As Old Lady Lin spoke, she showed an expression of anger at his foolishness.

Not calculating.

Lin Ze looked embarrassed when he heard his mother's scolding.

Calculating everywhere, calculating everywhere.

When did my mother become like this? Is she still the gentle and polite mother in my memory?

On Shen Qian's side, a group of people sat together.

Whether it was the one hundred guards who had followed Shen Qian before, or the maids, or even Wang Wu, Wang You, Wang Liang, and Xiao Qi who were still following Shen Qian, they were all gathered in front of a dozen stoves.

Wang Mang and Wang Jizu also ran over.

Wait silently.

After the food was heated, Shen Qian said:

"I packed this for you from Yanqiong Tower in Liangdu, known as the best state banquet in Daliang."

"It's a reward for your bravery in the fight."

As soon as the words fell, the guards following Shen Qian shouted in unison:

"My lord is mighty!"

"My lord is mighty!"

Feeling the love of her personal soldiers, Shen Qian showed a satisfied smile on her face.

After Shen Qian returned to the carriage, Qiu Tian finally spoke:

"You have also met the master. The master specially added several dishes to this meal so that you can all enjoy it. The total cost is 20,000 taels of silver."

"If you had a different master, would he treat you like this?"

When the soldiers heard the price announced by Qiu, they were all stunned.

These meals actually cost as much as 20,000 taels of silver?

They were just some rough guys, but the Lord did this for them.

Suddenly, everyone was moved to tears and shouted again:

"I am willing to die for the Lord!"

"I am willing to die for the Lord!"

"..."

The deafening shouts attracted curious glances from the surrounding villagers.

Some of the newly arrived soldiers saw this grand spectacle and their eyes were filled with envy.

"The Lord is so generous to them."

"Twenty thousand taels of silver, that's probably enough to buy our village."

"More than that, our village can afford two."

"It seems we followed the right person. If we follow the master from now on, we may also have the opportunity to taste the world's best state banquet."

"..."

As they spoke, some soldiers began to swallow their saliva.

They are all young and strong people newly added by Shen Qian.

far away.

Torches were lit one by one.

From a distance, you can see a long, dragon-like team moving towards this side.

Because it was outside Liangdu and coming from the direction of Liangdu.

No one was on guard.

After all, how could there be any danger in Liangdu?

When the group of people approached, the leading eunuch shouted:

"Where is Supervisor Shen?"

Facing the leading eunuch's shout, a villager from Wangjia Village immediately stood up and said:

"I know."

"Follow me this way!"

After the words fell, the villagers of Wangjia Village continued to move forward with a group of eunuchs.

In just two minutes, they arrived at the outskirts where Shen Qian and the soldiers were stationed.

The leading eunuch dismounted, gently swung his black and red robe, and came directly to the front of Shen Qian's carriage. He bowed to it:

"Meetings, Inspector Shen!"

"My name is Zhang Zhengde, sent by the Grand Administrator to rhyme five hundred carts of supplies for you."

"From today on, we are all under your command and will obey your orders!"

Shen Qian was shocked when she heard Zhang Zhengde's story.

What is this general manager planning?

Gave yourself another group of people?

Shen Qian opened the curtain on the right side of the carriage and looked outside.

I was surprised to find that on both sides of the long convoy, there were people holding torches.

This number must be at least thousands, right?

Another thousand people to feed the horses?

Shen Qian thought about it and felt a headache.

More than 4,000 people, more than twice the size of the team from Wangjia Village.

"Yeah." Shen Qian responded softly.

Before Shen Qian could speak again, Zhang Zhengde outside the carriage said again:

"Sir Inspector, you have some horses but no carts. Why don't you give them to us and get them from the city, load them with food, fodder, and water and bring them back?"

"The Grand Steward has ordered that your supplies be replenished first."

"Can the city gate be opened?" Shen Qian sat in the carriage, listening to Zhang Zhengde's question and asking the doubts in her heart.

Zhang Zhengde nodded repeatedly upon seeing this:

"Of course you can. Our Inspectorate's fleet can enter and exit any city as long as we have a pass."

"Liangdu is also included."

"Besides, Liangdu is not under curfew yet, so people can come and go as they please."

"Then after we have these supplies settled, I'll trouble you all to go again." Shen Qian nodded secretly upon seeing this.

"I'll have dinner prepared for you all."

"Yes!" Zhang Zhengde responded and started to make arrangements immediately.

The three hundred horses on Shen Qian's side, plus the empty carriages, were all taken over by the eunuchs.

Rushing into the city.

An hour later, all the vehicles were loaded with food, fodder and well water.

When we left the city again and arrived near Shen Qian's camp, it was already completely dark.

Nearly a thousand trucks of supplies piled together made Shen Qian and her team even larger.

The northern merchants gathered in the distance were dumbfounded.

"This...isn't Shen Qian the Inspector? How could she mobilize so many supplies from Liangdu?"

"I took people in to purchase, and all twenty vehicles had to be registered, and they had to pay a premium...comparison is the thief of frustration."

"It seems I have to build a good relationship with that person, otherwise the road ahead will become increasingly difficult."

"..."

The sun is rising.

Shen Qian and her group set out on the journey south again.

The team of thousands of people and thousands of vehicles was huge.

Fifteen days passed in a flash.

The temperature drops rapidly in autumn.

It is almost the end of November and the heavy snow is not far away.

Shen Qian asked Zhang Zhengde:

"Do you know where the nearest county town is?"

"I'm afraid we'll have to buy some charcoal."